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Police Blotter, May 12, 2025

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Sitka Police Department received the following calls over the weekend.

May 9

At 8 a.m. a vehicle clipped a one-way traffic sign on Barracks Street. Public Works was notified.

At 10:56 p.m. a woman said she had been gardening on the SJ campus when a young man tried to steal her cell phone. She said she defended herself with her gardening shears, putting them under his chin, and he promised not to do it again and ran off. Police opened a case on it.

A vehicle left parked at Eliason Harbor was impounded.

May 10

At 1 a.m. a bear sow and two cubs were reported again getting into trash in the 2300 block of HPR. They were gone when an officer arrived.

At 12:10 p.m. people standing in the middle of the roundabout agreed to move to the sidewalk.

At 3:26 p.m. a woman said someone had hit her parked vehicle in the 200 block of Lincoln Street. Police opened a case.

A woman said she had left an orange dry bag and a blue tote at the Starrigavan campground the previous week.

May 11

A caller said some items apparently had been stolen from a deceased relative's home, but it was found someone had just rearranged some things and nothing was missing.l

At 9 a.m. a man said his Toyota Tundra had rolled on Harbor Mountain Road the night before. Officers checked out the incident, and the vehicle was taken to the scrap yard.

At 4:32 p.m. two people were reported arguing on a downtown street. Police found it was a mother and son, and it was just an argument.

At 5:14 p.m. a store reported video had captured a man stealing food. He was trespassed but the store did not want to press charges.

At 10:14 p.m. an intoxicated woman was found hiding in a restroom at the National Park. She was taken to the hospital.

At 11:35 p.m. a caller said a dog was again running at large on Lillian Drive.

Emergency Calls

Sitka Fire Department received three ambulance calls Friday, four on Saturday and two on Sunday.